Gimp "Dark" theme - can't see menus with KDE Plasma

I installed KDE Plasma 5.18.5 on standard Ubuntu 20.04, and I'm enjoying it. However, something is badly wrong with the colors of Gimp (I've always used Gimp's Dark theme). Maybe I also have some KDE theme setting that's causing this?

The tool menu is badly colored:

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But these menus are completely unusable - I can't see the values:

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1 Answer

Change the Gimp Theme

This appears to be a problem with Gimp's "Dark Theme" and my KDE Plasma settings. In Gimp, under Edit -> Preferences -> Interface -> Theme, change the theme to Gray, Light, or System. Any of these works, while Dark does not:

Menus better with System Theme

BTW: Icon Theme

You may also want to change the Icon Theme from Symbolic, which is very low-contrast and muddy:

Symbolic gray icon theme

Call me old school, but I like the "Legacy" icon theme, personally:

Legacy icon theme is more distinct

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